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DALLAS (NCBWA) – A total of 32 standout freshmen college
baseball players from every part of the country are featured on
the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced
today.
The 2013 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from
15 conferences and five conference
championship teams. The two
All-American squads are also made up of nine conference "Rookie
of the Year" winners. In addition, one conference "Pitcher
of the Year" and 17 all-conference honorees were named to the
team.
North Carolina placed three players on the squad, all on the
first team. Five other programs placed two players each on the two
teams, while 19 schools had at least one player selected to one
of the teams. Cal State Fullerton had two players named to the first
team, while Arizona State, North Florida, Oregon and Sacramento
State also each placed two players on the teams.
The ACC had five players selected to the first team, while the
Pac-12 and SEC placed two players apiece on the first
team. The
Pac-12 had five players named to the first and second teams combined,
with the SEC having four selections
on the teams.
The 2013 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National
Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced
on Tuesday, June
11.
| 2013 NCBWA
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| 1B |
Patrick Mazeika |
Stetson |
6-3 |
210 |
Fr. |
Wilbraham, Mass. |
| 2B |
Ian Happ |
Cincinnati |
5-11 |
192 |
Fr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 3B |
Xavier Turner |
Vanderbilt |
6-0 |
220 |
Fr. |
Sandusky, Ohio |
| SS |
Alex Bregman |
LSU |
6-0 |
190 |
Fr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| C |
Jameson Fisher |
Southeastern Louisiana |
6-2 |
180 |
Fr. |
Zachary, La. |
| OF |
Skye Bolt |
North Carolina |
6-2 |
175 |
Fr. |
Woodstock, Ga. |
| OF |
DJ Stewart |
Florida State |
6-0 |
230 |
Fr. |
Yulee, Fla. |
| OF |
Joe McCarthy |
Virginia |
6-3 |
225 |
Fr. |
Scranton, Pa. |
| DH |
Landon Lassiter |
North Carolina |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
High Point, N.C. |
| UT |
Jacob Cronenworth |
Michigan |
6-0 |
167 |
Fr. |
St. Clair, Mich. |
| SP |
Justin Garza |
Cal State Fullerton |
5-11 |
160 |
Fr. |
Ontario, Calif. |
| SP |
Andrew Moore |
Oregon State |
5-11 |
180 |
Fr. |
Eugene, Ore. |
| SP |
Thomas Eshelman |
Cal State Fullerton |
6-3 |
190 |
Fr. |
Carlsbad, Calif. |
| RP |
Sutter McLoughlin |
Sacramento State |
6-5 |
240 |
Fr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| RP |
Ryan Burr |
Arizona State |
6-4 |
215 |
Fr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| RP |
Trent Thornton |
North Carolina |
6-0 |
170 |
Fr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| Second Team:
C Brett Lang, Charlotte; 1B Carl Wise, College of Charleston;
2B Max Schrock, South Carolina; 3B Braxton Martinez, Saint
Louis; SS Edwin Rios, FIU; OF Jacob Hannemann, BYU; OF Donnie
Dewees, North Florida; OF Josh Merrigan, Georgia State;
DH Chris Lewis, Sacramento State; UT Corbin Olmstead, North
Florida; SP Ryan Kellogg, Arizona State; SP Cole Irvin,
Oregon; SP Kevin Duchene, Illinois; RP Ray Castillo, Alabama;
RP Ian Gibaut, Tulane; RP Garrett Cleavinger, Oregon. |
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Complete
release with statistics (.pdf) |
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit
the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.
For more information, contact NCBWA 2nd Vice-President Ryan Bomberger
(434-582-2292, rbomberger@liberty.edu) or NCBWA Assistant Executive
Director Mike Montoro (304-293-2821, mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu).
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